Re:Supreme Court guts agency power in seismic Chevron ruling
by jordanb on Friday June 28, 2024 @10:45PM
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> Congress was supposed to generally be weak and deadlocked unless an overwhelming majority of people wanted something.
It was not. Rules that make congress "weak and deadlocked" are mostly not in the constitution. For instance, the filibuster is part of Senate rules and could be changed at any time.
Party-line votes and deadlock in the house are mostly driven by partisan politics and party discipline.
The constitution specifies a few things that require a super-majority (impeachment conviction, overturning a president's veto, and constitutional amendments). Everything else is supposed to be a majority vote of 535 independent representatives.
It was not. Rules that make congress "weak and deadlocked" are mostly not in the constitution. For instance, the filibuster is part of Senate rules and could be changed at any time.
Party-line votes and deadlock in the house are mostly driven by partisan politics and party discipline.
The constitution specifies a few things that require a super-majority (impeachment conviction, overturning a president's veto, and constitutional amendments). Everything else is supposed to be a majority vote of 535 independent representatives.